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Film festival brings the arts to Providence kids
By Brigitta Greene | February 17A tower of miniature cupcakes, flutes of sparkling apple cider, a visit from the mayor and — of course — bags upon bags of fresh, buttery popcorn. After almost a year of planning and with hundreds of kids squirming in their seats, the first annual Providence Children's Film Festival officially ...
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Rep. Kennedy not to seek reelection to Congress
By Claire Peracchio | February 15The news that Rep. Patrick Kennedy will not be seeking reelection offers has upended the race for the First Congressional District House seat and prompted two high-profile Democrats to enter the contest. "Now having spent two decades in politics, my life is taking a new direction, and I will not ...
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Stimulus grant helps unemployed build futures
By Shara Azad | February 15As a part of an effort to combat national unemployment and to reinvigorate the economy, the federal government has recently awarded the Providence-based Building Futures program with a $3.72 million federal stimulus grant.Building Futures was established in 2007 as an offshoot of the Providence Plan, ...
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R.I. dance crew steps up
By Caitlin Trujillo | February 15Nicki Minaj's "I Get Crazy" blares in the studio as the dancers watch themselves in the mirrors. One will stomp and dip his head, and the others will mimic. They pause to tell each other what they think they should do, each demonstrating specific moves."We're all choreographers," Kelvin Fabian, one ...
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JWU student job cuts proposed
By Ben Schreckinger | February 14The vast majority of Johnson and Wales University students working for Brown Dining Services will lose their jobs if, in its February meeting, the Corporation approves a budget-cutting measure recommended by the Organizational Review Committee.
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Same-sex marriage a hot issue in the race for governor
By Rebecca Ballhaus | February 10Three gubernatorial candidates — former U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee '75, Attorney General Patrick Lynch '87 and General Treasurer Frank Caprio — planned to declare their support of a same-sex marriage bill at the Marriage Equality Rhode Island rally set for Wednesday at the State House until ...
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Restored streets to connect Jewelry District to downtown
By Brigitta Greene | February 10As final demolition begins on the old Interstate 195, design plans for city streets are nearing completion.
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Polls show Chafee '75 in good shape
By Bradley Silverman | February 10Independent Lincoln Chafee '75 loaned his campaign $200,000 in December, as polls continue to show him on top of the race for governor.
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Under alum, Teach for America expands to R.I.
By Anne Artley | February 8Teach for America, a program which trains recent college graduates in teaching and places them in underperforming school districts, will start sending teachers to Rhode Island for the 2010-2011 school year. Heather Tow-Yick '98, a former teacher, is heading up the organization's expansion — ...
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Assembly considers decriminalizing pot
By Jamie Brew | February 8State Rep. John G. Edwards, D-Dist. 70, introduced a bill last week in the General Assembly that would decriminalize possession of up to one ounce of marijuana.
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Fate of waterfront under debate
By Caitlin Trujillo | February 6Rhode Island's Coastal Resource Management Council denied a request from the city Department of Planning and Development Wednesday that would have changed the water classification of the waters in front of the former Shooters nightclub site, according to a press release issued by the Fox Point Neighborhood ...
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R.I. to help offset high costs of low temperatures
By Talia Kagan | February 3Rhode Island winters are always cold, but this year's high costs of heating oil, coupled with high statewide unemployment, have added an extra chill. Federal and state officials have allocated additional funding recently to low-income families to cover energy costs.
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Salmonella linked to pepper used by R.I. meat plant
By Qian Yin | February 3A salmonella outbreak affecting people in 42 states has been linked to the ground black pepper used by a Rhode Island meat-curing company, according to Annemarie Beardsworth, spokeswoman for the Rhode Island Department of Health.
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Group promotes electric car in R.I.
By Max Godnick | February 3Project Get Ready, a national nonprofit initiative to promote the usage of plug-in electric vehicles, announced on Jan. 21 that it would add Rhode Island to its list of pilot sites. Rhode Island, the first entire state to become a pilot site, joins Houston, Indianapolis, Denver and Toronto.
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Domestic partners gain funeral rights
By Rebecca Ballhaus | February 1The Rhode Island General Assembly voted last month to override the veto by Gov. Donald Carcieri '65 of a bill that will allow domestic partners to make arrangements for each other's funerals. The bill defines domestic partners as those in an "exclusive, intimate and committed relationship," in which ...
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R.I. Haitians help, pray, wait for news
By Caitlin Trujillo | February 1Pictures and fliers line the walls of the hallway at Elmwood Avenue Church of God in Providence. There are photos of the congregation as they sing, pray and participate in other church and community events.
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Assembly thwarts 27 Carcieri vetoes
By Claire Peracchio | February 1Rhode Island's General Assembly began its 2010 session last month by overriding vetoes of two important electoral reform bills — one allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote and the other mandating special elections to fill U.S. Senate vacancies.
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Agent: no Pauly D in the PVD anytime soon
By Brigitta Greene | January 31Despite rumors, DJ Pauly D — one of the stars of MTV's popular reality TV show "Jersey Shore" — will not be making any scheduled appearances in Providence until May of this year, according to Michael Schweiger, his agent.
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House forum talks economics
By Alexandra Ulmer | December 2Economists, business owners and academics congregated Tuesday to discuss Rhode Island's severe fiscal woes in an economic forum hosted by the state's House of Representatives.
